My Charmer is very attentive to the dam during the gestation period. When she's a week away from her first due date, she's placed in the whelping crib. I have to place a bed for him right beside the crib. He'll run and let us know when she needs to be pottied or needs anything. But, once those pups are whelped, he's out of there.
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